Blind Lemon Jefferson - Paramount 12872 (1929)

This one is in a bit better shape than the one I was lucky to find in Georgia a few years back.

Recorded on September 24, 1929.

Al Siegel's Orchestra / Raderman's Dance Orchestra - Puritan 11301 (1924)

The cornet on Siegel's track (composed by the great Lemuel Fowler) is listed as being either Murphy Steinberg or NORK leader, Paul Mares. The only identified personnel on Raderman's side is Harry Reser on banjo.

They’ve Got Those Old, Hard-to-Find Blues (NY Times 7/8/09)

This is one of my favorite articles that I have run across on the net. It let me know that there are others out there with the same passion for wax that I have...albeit my collection is on a MUCH smaller scale as the subjects being interviewed.

It also provided a face or two to people that I have had dealings with in the past on eBay...either as a buyer or a seller.